Posts by Fondazione ITS

Maria Bika is an architect engineer and footwear designer, with degrees from the National Technical University in Greece and the London College of Fashion in the United Kingdom. Exploring the materialisation of silence in footwear, by constructing artifacts that highlight the importance of mindfulness in contemporary culture. This is the subject of Maria’s project. The…

Now this is a tough question indeed: pick 5 items that best represent the archive of International Talent Support, from the over 240 outfits, 125 accessories, 86 jewellery pieces and 700 photography projects of a collection spanning 20 years and documenting the history of fashion evolution. The minute you pin down 5 there’s another 5 in the back of the head,…

Kin Yan Lam is an Hong Kong based fashion designer, graduated from the Menswear MA Course at London College of Fashion. Kin Yan introduces Dong Cloth, a traditional handmade fabric sustainably produced by the Dong community in Southern China. Created through a process of picking cotton, spinning, weaving, embroidery, dipping in natural dyes, two years’…

PREPARING THE ITS CREATIVE ARCHIVE FOR THE PUBLIC Since its foundation in 2002, International Talent Support has gathered over 18,000 projects from young fashion, accessories and jewellery designers, as well as from photographer, coming from all over the world. They have been neatly stored in the ITS Creative Archive, a home for the “history of…

Bo Zhang graduated from Pforzheim University in 2020. She was selected for the jewellery contest of ITS 2020 with her collection “Chamaeleon” The main material in Bo’s work are stockings, transformed through melting into unique forms. Working with fire on the one hand represents destruction. On the other hand, it symbolises new life. It can…

Bringing sound to a fashion show means discovering the perfect matches that will underline the inspirations and emotions of the designers. It is a long quest for the perfect beat and it has to fit into a coherent flow, capable of releasing the impact of the different projects. The mastermind fitting the ITS fashion show…

Aharon Israel Genish is a graduate from WIZO Haifa Academy of Design and Education. He was selected for the fashion contest of ITS 2020 with his collection “Lo Tishtok / You will not be silenced” One of the prominent phenomena in the ultra-Orthodox sector is life in the shadow of silencing. Children and teenagers are…

Cameron Williams work has a radically sustainable approach charged with meaning as well as cultural and ethical value. He was selected for the fashion contest of ITS 2020 with his collection “Nuba” and won the Vogue Talents Special Mention. Cultivating the theory of conceptual reciprocation through culture, Cameron’s work explores modern day solutions using ideologies…

Felipe Fiallo is an innovative, provocative and modernistic Latin American fashion designer, who combines aesthetics, function, ethics and innovation. Specialised in accessories, footwear and sustainability and passionate in research, prototyping and handling end-to-end process. He was selected for the accessories contest of ITS 2020 with his collection “We Go Far!” and won the People’s Choice…

Rei Sato and Jumi Tanabe are a Japanese designer duo focused on recycling as much as possible, to develop new creativity from old materials. They were selected for the accessories contest of ITS 2020 with their collection “Inside Out” Rei and Jumi created a new form of communication by visualizing thoughts, memories and musical tastes…